The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Monday declared 21 species extinct, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish. The species, which the agency removed from the list of those protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to extinction, are part of a list of 23 first proposed for delisting two years ago. At...
The 2007 freshman class was comprised of only 13 newly elected Republicans, including myself and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). It was a tough election climate given escalating wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ethics lapses in the House, and the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. But like me, Jordan worked diligently to ensure that congressional scandal, corruption and...
Most Americans in a new poll said they want the U.S. to help civilians in Gaza get out of harm's way as Israel prepares for a major counteroffensive into the territory in retaliation for militant group Hamas's surprise attack last week. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 78 percent of participants said they agreed that "American diplomats...
The University of Pennsylvania has lost a major donor and a board member to allegations of anti-Semitism exacerbated by the school's response to the Israel-Hamas war. Former U.S. Ambassador and longtime UPenn donor Jon Huntsman announced after a university board of trustees meeting Friday that his family is cutting off funding. “The University’s silence in...
The Biden campaign Monday joined Truth Social, the platform founded by former President Trump, pushing its message on a platform largely dominated by the former president and his followers. "Well. Let’s see how this goes. Converts welcome!" the campaign wrote in its first post on the platform under the handle @BidenHQ. The campaign followed up...
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced Monday it was launching a new six-figure ad investment in next month's Virginia state Legislature races, keying in on the Republicans' inability to elect a new House Speaker. “Their refusal to do the basic requirements of government, including choosing a Speaker, shows us that this is all a...
The Trump campaign on Monday lambasted a judge's ruling barring the former president from attacking witnesses in his Washington criminal case over his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. A Trump campaign spokesperson connected the decision to President Biden, who had no role in the decision or in Trump's court cases,...
Once again, it’s Health Care Quality Week, when researchers and activists turn to government to fix the many serious quality problems in the U.S. health sector. Yet whenever government inserts itself into health care, low quality is the inevitable result. Government routinely mandates and subsidizes low-quality health care while blocking high-quality care. Whether it’s terrible...
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to end the strike against Ford and the other Detroit automakers, arguing their competitors like Toyota, Honda and Tesla "are loving this strike." "This should not be Ford versus the UAW — it should be Ford and the UAW versus Toyota, Honda,...